Newgrounds

What Newgrounds is

Newgrounds is a web community where people publish and explore user-submitted games, movies, music, art, writing, and other creative work. Its sections include Movies, Games, Audio, Art, Portal, and Community. Creators can upload animations in video formats such as MP4 and publish HTML5 games. An audio portal and co-authoring system help artists collaborate and credit contributors. Users can review submissions and offer creators constructive feedback. The site also provides private spaces, event hosting, and moderation tools.

Newgrounds has a free plan and optional Supporter memberships. Supporters can browse without ads, receive a badge, feature an item on the front page each Tuesday, and choose custom profile picture shapes. Membership also raises some creator limits: supporters can place up to 40 pieces of art in one project and add up to 200 items to a playlist, while the default playlist limit is 100. Supporters can upload lossless audio, which Newgrounds converts to MP3 for web streaming. They can also offer up to 10 game save slots per player, each with an 8MB maximum; non-Supporters have 3 slots and 2MB. Only scouted creators can enable audio downloads.

A flat donation is available for $1, paid once, with a minimum of $1 and no perks. Monthly Supporter membership is $5 a month, starting from $5; yearly membership is $36 a year, from $36, or $3 per month if paid up-front. The supporter page says Newgrounds does not sell or share personal data and does not use tracking for personalized ads.

Who it suits

Newgrounds suits creators who want to publish games, animations, music, art, or writing and receive feedback from a creative community. It also fits people looking to browse and review community submissions, with optional membership perks for supporters.

Limits

The free plan has a default playlist limit of 100 items and provides 3 game save slots per player with a 2MB maximum. Only scouted creators can enable audio downloads. Supporter membership raises the playlist limit to 200 items and game saves to 10 slots with an 8MB maximum.

Getting started

1. Visit the Newgrounds website.
2. Choose the free plan to use the site, or select a Supporter membership if its perks suit you.
3. Upload animations in video formats such as MP4 or publish HTML5 games.
4. Use the relevant sections to share creative work and receive community reviews.

Verdict

Choose Newgrounds if you want a web community for publishing or discovering varied creative work, with feedback and collaboration features. Supporter membership adds ad-free browsing and higher limits for selected creator features. Creators who need audio downloads must be scouted to enable them.